Financial Well-Being: Build Stability and Prosperity
Explore tools to enhance financial literacy, reduce stress, and achieve economic stability tailored for dental professionals
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This page offers practical resources to support your financial well-being. Discover strategies to manage your budget, reduce financial stress, and create long-term stability, all tailored for dental professionals and leaders
Explore Additional Support and Resources with These Helpful Links for Guidance
Disclaimer: The resources and services listed below are provided for informational purposes only. MedDent, Cooper Transformations, and the Office of the Chief Dental Officer do not endorse, recommend, or take responsibility for the quality, accuracy, or outcomes of the services provided by these organisations. Users are encouraged to independently assess the suitability of these resources for their individual needs.
MedDent Leadership & Wellbeing Academy
Offers specialised coaching focusing on financial empowerment for dental professionals. Services include cultivating a positive money mindset, enhancing revenue streams, and improving patient conversion rates through mindset training and effective communication strategies.
Website: MedDent
Turn2us
A platform offering a benefits calculator and a search tool for grants available to individuals on low incomes
Website: Turn2us
Dentists’ Benevolent Fund
Offers financial aid to dentists and their families during times of hardship. Also provides resources for financial advice
Contact: 020 7486 4994 (Monday-Friday, 9.30am-5.30pm)
Website: BDA Benevolent Fund
Citizens Advice
Provides advice on managing debt, workplace financial concerns, and benefits
Website: Citizens Advice
Money Helper
Free and impartial advice on improving finances, including saving, mortgages, pensions, debt management, and redundancy
Contact: 0800 138 7777 (Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm)
Website: Money Helper
Samera Finance
Specialises in practice purchases, start-up financing, asset purchases, refinancing, and tax loans, primarily for dentists and healthcare professionals
Website: Samera Finance
Snoop
A free budgeting app that links to your bank accounts, providing spending insights, bill tracking, and personalised money-saving tips.
Website: snoop.app
Emma
A budgeting app that aggregates your bank accounts, tracks expenses, and helps manage subscriptions, offering a clear overview of your financial health.
Website: emma-app.com
Plum
An AI-driven app that analyses your spending patterns to automate savings, investments, and budgeting, aiming to improve your financial well-being.
Website: withplum.com
Moneyhub
A comprehensive budgeting tool that connects all your financial accounts, offering detailed spending analysis, budgeting features, and goal setting to help you take control of your finances.
Website: moneyhub.com
HyperJar
A budgeting app that allows you to allocate funds into virtual 'jars' for specific spending categories or savings goals, helping you manage your money more effectively
Website: hyperjar.com
BDA Benevolent Fund
Supports dentists and dental students in financial hardship, including personal expenditure and signposting to other resources.
Contact: 020 7486 4994
Website: bdabenevolentfund.org.uk
Dentists’ Health Support Programme
Offers free advice and financial support to dentists experiencing addiction or mental health challenges.
Contact: 020 7224 4671
Website: dentistshealthsupporttrust.org
Dental Buying Groups
Provide discounted consumables and other services for dental professionals. Example: Samera Buying Group.
Website: samera.co.uk
NHS Hardship Grant
Available for dental students in financial difficulty through university advice services.
Website: NHS Bursary Students
Relate for Financial Stress in Relationships
Offers counselling for families and couples facing financial difficulties.
Website: relate.org.uk
Dentists Who Invest
Dentists Who Invest is a community dedicated to empowering dental professionals with financial knowledge and investment strategies to achieve financial freedom
Website: Dentists Who Invest
PocketGuard (App)
Budgeting app to track and optimise personal spending and savings.
Website: pocketguard.com
Dentists’ Health Support Programme
Offers free advice and financial support to dentists experiencing addiction or mental health challenges.
Contact: 020 7224 4671
Website: dentistshealthsupporttrust.org
Local Dental Committees (LDCs)
Offer support and advice for dental professionals, including guidance on financial concerns affecting practices
Website: LDCs Information
Practitioner Health Programme (PHP)
Confidential NHS service for healthcare professionals, including dentists, addressing mental health and addiction concerns. Provides advice on managing financial stress related to health issues.
Contact: 0300 030 3300
Website: PHP
